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Ohio will be under a “stay-at-home” order effective at 11:59 p.m. Monday, Governor Mike DeWine announced Sunday.

The order will last until at least April 6 and will be reassessed at that time and as necessary, DeWine said. The order, signed by Ohio Director of Health Dr. Amy Acton, can be enforced by local health and law enforcement departments, the governor said.

DeWine said the order allows exceptions, such as going to the grocery store, restaurant carryout, going to a park (but not use of playground equipment), taking care of neighbors or family members, weddings and funerals.

“We haven’t faced an enemy like we are facing today in 102 years” since the Spanish flu, DeWine said. ”We are at war. In the time of war, we have to make sacrifices.

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, in Greene County, also announced Sunday that an employee had tested positive.

Saturday, the state saw the number of confirmed cases jump by nearly 80 to a total of 247 in 33 counties.

On Sunday, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office said it was monitoring two inmates as potential coronavirus cases.

DeWine said Sunday he will be asking Ohio’s General Assembly to pass a measure to forgo state-mandated testing in schools for the rest of the school year. The General Assembly is expected to return to session this coming week.

As of Saturday, the earliest onset of coronavirus cases in the state dates back to Feb. 7. Those who have the virus in Ohio range in age from 1 to 93, with an average age of 51 years.